Wire wheel hub adapter apparatus

Abstract

A wire wheel hub adapter apparatus is set forth wherein a wire wheel formed with an internally splined hub securable by a threaded hub to an associated axle is adaptable to a conventional stud pattern of an associated wheel by use of the instant invention. The invention includes a central flange formed with a hollow axially aligned support hub formed with gradually increasing wall thickness to effect enhanced strength of the hub and ensure alignment of an associated extending axle. The extending axle includes a rearwardly positioned splined shaft for receiving the associated wire wheel at a forwardly distal end formed with externally threaded portion to receive the aforenoted locking hub.

What is claimed as being new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows: 
     
       1. A wheel hub adapter apparatus for use in combination with a wheel wherein said wheel includes an internally splined hub mounted coaxially of the wheel and a separate internally threaded locking hub, said apparatus comprising, an annular flange means formed with a circular pattern of apertures for receiving threaded projecting studs extending outwardly from a brake assembly, and   a central hub integrally formed to said annular flange formed with an internal cavity for receiving a bearing cup extending outwardly from said brake assembly, and   an axle means extending outwardly and orthogonally relative to the central hub including a first and second shaft portion to receive said hub and locking hub respectively thereon, and   wherein said annular flange means includes a planar outer surface parallel to a planar inner surface, and said apertures each include a blind bore extending from said outer surface towards an inner surface of a diameter greater than said apertures for accommodating locking nuts therewithin, and   wherein said annular flange means, said central hub, and said axle means are in coaxial alignment with one another, and   wherein said central hub includes a cylindrical wall and a generally hemispherical recess overlying said cylindrical wall for receiving said bearing cup, and   wherein said central hub is formed with a gradually increasing wall thickness extending from said annular flange to said axle means to enhance the strength and rigidity of the apparatus, and   wherein said axle means includes an axle shaft of a first diameter adjacent said central hub and integrally formed to said first shaft portion, said first shaft portion formed of a second diameter greater than said first diameter including circumferentially encompassing splines about said first shaft portion wherein said splines are formed with a forward beveled edge to enhance accommodation of the medial hub, and   wherein said second shaft portion is coaxially aligned with said first shaft portion and integrally formed thereto including external threads for receiving said locking hub wherein said threads extend from said first shaft portion to a forwardmost terminal end of said second shaft portion.